The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-07
BARNEY KEYS JOKE.
HOW TWO SAVANNAH GENTLE
MEN LOST THEIR BUGGY.

Tho Old Tar Borrows 1t at Thunder
bolt Because He Lost Els Own-E1e
is Caught but Escapes Again With
the Prize-He Defed the Police but
is Captured at Last.
Barney Keys played the role of u practi-
cal joker yesterday, assisted by johnny
Barleycorn," much to the disgust of the
victims, couple of Savannah gentlemen
who were OUT for a ride. Early IN the
morning a well-known Broughton street
merchant and an acquaintance hired fine
turnout of Mr.. Gleason and drove down
to Thunderbolt. On arriving there they
hitched their horse and went into the hotel
for a lunch. Barney Keys, the same inimit-
able Barney who attained such notoriety
by the Smith Cassidy case, sat on a neigh
boring porch and as the gentlemen drove up
exchanged greetings with them. No sooner
had they sat down TO their lunch, however,
than the wiley Barney hastily jumped
down, united the horse and stepping into
the buggy drove off at a furious pace to-
ward the city. The lunchers were attract
ed to the window by the noise
and their powerful emotions may be mag
ined, when they saw their rig disappearing
in the distance in a cloud of dust.
Losing no time in unavailing "regrets"
they rushed out, and borrowing Mr. Will
sons horse and wagon started in pursuit.
A stern chase is always long one, and Bar
ney who is an old tar fully realized this and
grinned at their plight On arriving in the
city Barney drove around to Bay and
Magazine streets, arriving there just as
Officer Walsh, of the city police, arrested a
young negro A number of his turbulent
| companions were around, and the officer re-
quested Constable Coleman and Barney to
accompany him to the barracks. Mr.. Cole
| man jumped into the buggy and they drove
down. Arriving there they went in to see
the prisoner arraigned and then came out.
As Barney reached the sidewalk and was
preparing to get into the carriage the two
owners of the rig drove up. On seeing
before them the cause of all their
trouble, one of them forgot
of their team in language more powerful
than polite.
As it happened, the Sergeant on duty
| heard the unbecoming language and ordered
| Officer Walsh to arrest the party. This he
| did and took him into the station house.
| The situation began to lcOk complicated, and
\ onlookers say Barney seemed to greatly en-
| JOY it. The other gentleman then jumped
out and Fastening in informed the Sergeant
of the true inwardness of affairs, and the
| prisoner was released. Barney saw the
course things were taking, and, fearing a
| storm, set all sail and scudded up South
| Broad street AS the Others emerged from
| tile sallyport they saw their missing team
| being driven away again. The Sergeant
was not disposed to be left, however, and he
directed mounted officer Townsend to cap
ture the pirate" The officer set off at a
gailop, and Barney, hearing the
noise, glanced behind, and see
ing his pursuer applied the whip.
The race began to grow interesting,
and scores of people lined the sidewalks and
applauded the o-as-you-please racers very
impartially, On they race up the Thunder
| bolt road, the officer gradually overtaking
the now anxious but undaunted Barney.
Stop stop!" cried the officer as he rode
up alongside
'What for, you land mbberg' shouted
Barney, as he piled the whip to his running
nag; =.
tinued the officer, waving his club in the
air.
| Gam I! Don't bother me- I'm in a hur-
ry, replied the old sailor, still urging on his
| horse. The officer endeavored TO catch the
horse by the bride, but Barney defied him
and managed to out vancouver him every
time. Seeing he could not stop him he re-
turned to the barracks and so reported, adj
| uiilS Ciittu DdluSJ pau ITO dtUeHUlOu 10 MIN
when told he was arrested.
The play was now getting serious, as they
| feared he would drive the horse to death
| hurrylng down town, a warrant was Sc
| cured at Justice Russell's and officers Weth-
erhorn and Burke jumped into a wagon and
! put off after the much-wanted Barney.
They come up with him just beyond the toll
| gate, and after stopping him officer Burke
| got In the wagon and prepared to turn the
horse around to drive to the city.
But Barney objected in the most
emphatic manner to yielding up the COM
mand of the ship. A battle was imminent.
as Mr.. Burke meant business, and proposed
to bring in the old fellow whether he was
willing OF no. But Barney's humor changed,
and seeing Mr.. Wetherhorn sitting in the
other wagon he called to him to come over
and he would surrender to him, 'but not
| to any other - - fellow added Bar
ney, with one of his usual ironclad
oaths. They changed seats and Barney
| yielded up the ribbons TO Mr.. Weth-
horn and the parties returned to the city.
Barney being very iubilant over his ''jolxe. ="
He said some one stole his rig and he only
| borrowed the first one he saw
The horse was found uninjured and the
parties who had such wild chase after him
withdrew their warrants. Whether any
steps will be taken to punish him for his de-
fiance of police authority remains to be
| seen.
|
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